Italians are unhappy
The New York Times tries to figure out why Italians are the unhappiest people in Europe. There's a reason my parents hightailed it out of Italy nearly 40 years ago, and evidently the country is still struggling with politics and economics. (via sicily guide)
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I figure it's this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UiY5gB_LPw
oh my god, that's the best thing i'd ever seen. too good to be true, alas: http://wonkette.com/politics/silvio-berlusconi/silvio-berlusconi-did-not...
Oh man, it's not real!? Damn. Keith Olbermann used to show it on his show fairly frequently, I assumed it was real. I hate when the internet ruins a perfectly good misperception.
or when 'journalists' create one....
olbermann should change his name to an anagram to reflect his seriousness as an anchor: Tinkle Hornbeam.
you and your damn anagrams...
my favorite anagram is jeremy's iron
I'm Blank Intensifier!
Or Bannister Finlike.
Jonathan Yam, reporting for duty. Todd, eh? Will the names never stop, Finlike?
Mine is SO self-aggrandizing:
Learned Owl.
(second cousin to Learned Hand)
You can call me Throb Annoyance
Amber Raccoon, I am. Or Macabre Croon, your call.
Cobra Romance
A Broom Cancer
A Corncob Ream
are also acceptable.
void serj ressens
jed's roven sisser
joins red's verses
serves jon's dries
I'm pretty sure my parents did that on purpose.
My name shifts with my mood.
agreed.